3 John study section
3 John key people
’The elder’ John, faithful Gaius, proud Diotrephes, well-attested Demetrius, and the traveling brothers.
Key figures
Jesus Christ
The one for whose “name” the missionaries labor, and whose truth Gaius walks in
“The elder”
The apostle John, writing with fatherly love and authority
Gaius
The beloved believer commended for walking in truth and hosting gospel workers
Diotrephes
The domineering leader who loves preeminence, refuses hospitality, and opposes John
Demetrius
A man of good reputation, well spoken of by all and by the truth itself
The traveling brothers
Missionaries who go out “for the sake of the name,” depending on believers’ support
My notes
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